This is also called
as the annuity phase, when a person starts getting regular pension income.
Not exact matches
Most fixed
annuities have two
phases: the accumulation
phase, during which your investments have the potential to grow tax - deferred and the distribution
phase (also known
as annuitization), during which you receive income payments or a lump - sum payment.
An immediate
annuity,
as compared to a deferred
annuity, has no accumulation
phase.
Most variable
annuities have two
phases: the accumulation
phase, in which your investments have the potential to grow tax - deferred, and the distribution
phase (also known
as annuitization), in which you receive income payments or a lump - sum payment.
Phased switching or lifestyling, often the default investment option for pensions, was designed to help maintain the level of
annuity that people can buy by gradually investing their funds in assets that change in line with
annuity rates
as they approach retirement.
Phased switching or lifestyling, often the default investment option for pensions, was designed to help maintain the level of
annuity that people can buy by gradually investing their funds in assets that change in line with
annuity rates
as they approach retirement approaches.
However, many people who have already retired and need
annuity income right away opt for immediate
annuities, which skip the accumulation
phase and begin to issue payments
as soon
as you invest in the contract.
In an immediate
annuity plan, the
annuity phase begins
as soon
as the purchase price is paid.
An immediate
annuity,
as compared to a deferred
annuity, has no accumulation
phase.